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Criterion Four

Acquisition, Discovery, and Application of knowledge

The organization promotes a life of learning for its faculty,
administration, staff, and students by fostering and supporting
inquiry, creativity, practice, and social responsibility in ways
consistent with its mission.

Core Components

4A: The organization demonstrates, through the actions of its
board, administrators, students, faculty, and staff, that it values
a life of learning.

4B: The organization demonstrates that acquisition of a breadth
of knowledge and skills and the exercise of intellectual inquiry
are integral to its educational programs.

4C: The organization assesses the usefulness of its curricula
to students who will live and work in a global, diverse, and
technological society.

4D: The organization provides support to ensure that faculty,
students, and staff acquire, discover, and apply knowledge
responsibly.